Miniseries

A BETTER YESTERDAY – EP.7 – HANDOVER BLUES Enough of the nonsense—this episode is serious. Ross O’Brien talks with Bey Logan about Hong Kong cinema in the years leading up to Britain’s handover of the colony to China in July 1997; debate ensues. For the most part, the business of cinema in Hong Kong carried […]

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BETTE & JOAN? – WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO HENRY FARRELL? On this episode, we look at a pair of 1970’s TV movies from Henry Farrell, author of the original novel of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Up first, Farrell’s 1970 adaptation of another of his books, How Awful About Allan, […]

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BETTE & JOAN? BONUS SEASON 2 EP 3 – JOAN ON THE TUBE On this next episode, it’s time for Joan on the tube and a quartet of Crawford performances in series like The Revlon Mirror Theater and The Bob Hope Show. Even though each one was made for the small […]

MAKE A NOISE: FATSO (1980) In this episode, Mel Brooks trades the spotlight for the producer’s chair, using Brooksfilms to let other artists make noise. Eric Samaniego is joined by Shira More, host of Necromancer on OneOfUs.net, to discuss Fatso, the only directorial effort of legendary actress and Mel’s great love, Anne Bancroft, a small […]

A BETTER YESTERDAY – EP 6: MAKING SENSE OF NONSENSE Ross O’Brien talks with Bey Logan about mo lei tau—Cantonese “nonsense talking”—and how Stephen Chow turned it into the dominant Hong Kong film genre of the 1990s. Starting from the end of the heroic bloodshed cycle, they trace the shift from Chow Yun-fat’s rain-soaked hitmen […]

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BETTE & JOAN? – BONUS SEASON 2 EPISODE 1: BETTE ON THE TUBE For the first episode of this second bonus season, we look at Bette on the tube and the collection of characters she took on for shows such as General Electric Theater and Schlitz Playhouse. All filmed between March […]

HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY: BONUS EP.4 – THE THREE MUSKETEERS/THE FOUR MUSKETEERS For our final bonus episode, we’re ending the summer by revisiting Faye in all her villainous glory in 1973’s The Three Musketeers and its unexpected sequel, 1974’s The Four Musketeers. Based on the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas, the classic tale tells the story of […]

MAKE A NOISE: BLAZING SADDLES (1974) Mel Brooks took the Western and blew it to pieces with Blazing Saddles. Eric Samaniego is joined by Chris Cox, founder of OneOfUs.net, to discuss one of the most outrageous comedies ever made, from its fearless take on race and the American myth to the unforgettable performances of Gene […]

HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY: BONUS EP.3 – FAYE’S CONTEMPORARIES On this third bonus episode of Hollywood Royalty, we take a small break from talking Faye to shine a light on a handful of her contemporaries, including Ellen Burstyn, Jane Fonda, Goldie Hawn, Diane Keaton, Liza Minnelli, and Barbra Streisand, all of whom ruled the decade as some […]

HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY: BONUS EP.2- HURRY SUNDOWN/THE DEADLY TRAP On this bonus episode of Hollywood Royalty, we take a look at two of Faye’s B-sides, a pair of films that don’t readily come to mind when you think of Faye Dunaway. The first of the two titles, 1967’s Hurry Sundown for director Otto Preminger, represents Faye’s […]